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Where does “էր” come from?

էր (Old Armenian) comes from Old Armenian ի-, from Old Armenian հի-, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷís.

էր (Old Armenian): why? for what reason or cause?; third-person...

Definitions

  1. why? for what reason or cause?; third-person...

Ancestry of “էր”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianի-thing; what?
2Old Armenianհի-something
3Proto-Indo-European*kʷís—

Words derived from “էր”

  • էր
  • ընդէր
  • էրում
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *kʷís →